Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

American 500

North Carolina Speedway

October 24th, 1971

Race #44 of the 1971 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: Shortened : 492
  • Miles: 500.4
  • Average Speed: 113.405 mph
  • Cautions: 9
  • Caution Laps: 58
  • Lead Changes: 14
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 5 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 492 189 Running
2 2 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 0 492 209 Running
3 4 12 Bobby Allison Mercury 0 0 0 488 1 Running
4 7 6 Pete Hamilton Plymouth 0 0 0 487 16 Running
5 6 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 0 483 0 Running
6 11 72 Benny Parsons Mercury 0 0 0 482 0 Running
7 27 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 0 476 0 Running
8 15 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 0 471 0 Running
9 23 90 Bill Dennis Mercury 0 0 0 471 0 Running
10 13 39 Friday Hassler Chevrolet 0 0 0 468 0 Running
11 19 24 Cecil Gordon Mercury 0 0 0 464 0 Running
12 26 55 Tiny Lund Mercury 0 0 0 461 0 Running
13 21 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 0 459 0 Running
14 25 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 0 457 0 Running
15 40 45 Bill Seifert Ford 0 0 0 453 0 Running
16 28 8 Ed Negre Ford 0 0 0 446 0 Running
17 31 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 0 445 0 Running
18 37 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 0 440 0 Running
19 34 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 0 439 0 Running
20 17 31 Stick Elliott Dodge 0 0 0 435 0 Running
21 36 34 Wendell Scott Ford 0 0 0 421 0 Running
22 38 30 Walter Ballard Ford 0 0 0 397 0 Engine
23 22 4 John Sears Dodge 0 0 0 389 0 Running
24 35 70 JD McDuffie Mercury 0 0 0 342 0 Suspension
25 30 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 0 333 0 Oil leak
26 41 26 Earl Brooks Ford 0 0 0 297 0 Suspension
27 39 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 0 254 0 Engine
28 9 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 0 227 0 Engine
29 32 64 Elmo Langley Mercury 0 0 0 216 0 Engine
30 24 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 0 174 0 Crash
31 16 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 0 171 0 Crash
32 20 53 Bobby Brack Ford 0 0 0 170 0 Crash
33 29 95 Paul Tyler Ford 0 0 0 163 0 Crash
34 10 27 AJ Foyt Chevrolet 0 0 0 139 0 Crash
35 18 79 Frank Warren Plymouth 0 0 0 112 0 Engine
36 8 99 David Pearson Plymouth 0 0 0 92 0 Crash
37 1 3 Charlie Glotzbach Chevrolet 0 0 0 84 77 Crash
38 12 07 Coo Coo Marlin Chevrolet 0 0 0 79 0 Engine
39 3 21 Donnie Allison Mercury 0 0 0 63 0 Overheating
40 33 13 Eddie Yarboro Plymouth 0 0 0 36 0 Engine
41 14 60 Maynard Troyer Mercury 0 0 0 13 0 Engine